The phpMyAdmin development team reports :

Self-XSS due to unescaped HTML output in recent/favorite tables navigation.

When marking a crafted database or table name as favorite or having it in recent tables, it is possible to trigger an XSS.

This vulnerability can be triggered only by someone who logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users from accessing the required form.

Self-XSS due to unescaped HTML output in navigation items hiding feature.

When hiding or unhiding a crafted table name in the navigation, it is possible to trigger an XSS.

This vulnerability can be triggered only by someone who logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users from accessing the required form.

According to its self-reported version number, the phpMyAdmin install hosted on the remote web server is 4.2.x prior to 4.2.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.

The flaws exist due to user input not being validated in a crafted database or table name after being added to the favorite or recent table list. This could allow a remote authenticated attacker, with a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code within the browser / server trust relationship.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in phpmyadmin :

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.2.x before 4.2.4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) database name or (2) table name that is improperly handled after presence in (a) the favorite list or (b) recent tables (CVE-2014-4348).

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1 and 4.2.x before 4.2.4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted table name that is improperly handled after a (1) hide or (2) unhide action (CVE-2014-4349).

This upgrade provides the latest phpmyadmin version (4.2.5) to address these vulnerabilities.

phpMyAdmin 4.2.6.0 (2014-07-17) ===============================

  - Undefined index warning with referenced column.

    - $cfg['MaxExactCount'] is ignored when BROWSING is back

    - Multi Column sorting (improved user experience)

    - Server validation does not work while in setup/mysqli

    - Undefined variable when grid editing a foreign key       column

    - mult_submits.inc.php Undefined variable Error

    - Sorting breaks the copy column feature

    - JavaScript error when renaming table

    - 'New window' link (selflink) disappears, causing       JavaScript error

    - Incorrect detection of privileges for routine creation

    - First few characters of database name aren't clickable       when expanded

    - [security] XSS injection due to unescaped table       comment

    - [security] XSS injection due to unescaped table name       (triggers)

    - [security] XSS in AJAX confirmation messages

    - [security] Missing validation for accessing User       groups feature

phpMyAdmin 4.2.5.0 (2014-06-26) ===============================

  - shell_exec() has been disabled for security reasons

    - Error while submitting empty query

    - Fatal error: Class 'PMA_DatabaseInterface' not found

    - Fixed cookie based login for installations without       mcrypt

    - incorrect result count when having clause is used

    - mcrypt: remove the requirement (64-bit) and the       related warning

phpMyAdmin 4.2.4.0 (2014-06-20) ===============================

  - MediaWiki export does not produce table header row; also     fix related PHP warnings

    - New lines are added to query every time

    - Fatal error on SQL Export of join query

    - Dump binary columns in hexadecimal notation not       working

    - Regenerate cookie encryption IV for every session

    - Cannot import (open_basedir): fix another case

    - SQL tab - Insert queries not showing affected row       count

    - Missing warning about existing account, on       multi-server config

    - WHERE clause can be undefined

    - SQL export views as tables option getting ignored

    - [security] XSS injection due to unescaped db/table       name in navigation hiding

    - [security] XSS injection due to unescaped db/table       name in recent/favorite tables

phpMyAdmin 4.2.3.0 (2014-06-08) ===============================

  - Moving fields not working

    - Table indexes disappear after altering field

    - Error while displaying chart at server level

    - Cannot import (open_basedir)

    - Problem copying constraints (such as Sakila)

    - Missing privileges submenu

    - Drop db confirmation message when dropping a user

    - Insert form numeric field with function drop-down list

    - Problems due to missing enforcement of the minimum       supported MySQL version

    - Add enforcement of the minimum supported PHP version       (5.3.0)

    - Query error on submitting a column change form       containing a disabled input field

    - Incorrect menu tab generation from usergroups

    - Missing space in index creation/edit generated query

    - Unchecking 'Show SQL queries' results NaN

phpMyAdmin 4.2.2.0 (2014-05-20) ===============================

  - Disable database expansion when enabled throws Error 500     when database name is clicked in navigation tree

    - table display of performance_schema DB structure

    - Protect Binary Columns: many problems

    - BLOB link transformation is broken

    - Respect ['ShowCreateDb'] in the navi panel

    - Cannot see databases in nav panel on databases       grouping when disabled database expansion

    - No more calendar into search tab

    - Monitor should fit into screen width

    - When copying databases, primary key attributes get       lost

    - empty maxInputVars on js/messages.php

phpMyAdmin 4.2.1.0 (2014-05-13) ===============================

  - Cannot display table structure with enums containing     special characters

    - Cannot remove the last remembered sorted column

    - Correctly fetch length of user and host fields in       MySQL tables

    - examples/signon.php does not support the       SessionSavePath directive

    - Missing source for OpenLayers library

    - Incorrect attributes for number fields

    - Cannot update values in Zoom search

    - GIS Visualization Extension does not work with       PointFromText() function

    - Incorrect 'Rows' total shown when truncating or       dropping a table on DB Structure page

    - Grid edit on sorted columns fails

    - Null checkbox covering data input when editing

    - Data type changing by itself (no size but attribute       present)

phpMyAdmin 4.2.0.0 (2014-05-08) ===============================

  - Export only triggers

    - Export Server/Database/Table without triggers

    - Add table comment tool tip in database structure page

    - Single table for display Character Sets and Collations

    - Display icons/text/both for the table row actions

    - Transformation to convert Boolean value to text

    - Changing users password will delete it

    - Text transformation combines Append and Prepend

    - Added warning about the mysql extension being       deprecated and removed the extension directive

    - Added support for scatter charts

    - Make Column Headings Sticky

    - Enhance privileges initials table

    - [interface] Break 'Edit privileges' with sub-menus

    - Minor refactoring required

    - Create indexes at the end in SQL export

    - Relations edit form for larger monitors

    - Inline query box vertical resize

    - [interface] Add bottom border to top menu container

    - Add datepicker for 'TIME' type

    - HTTP Referer disclosure in SQL links

    - Show full names on navigation hover

    - Behaviour on click on a routine in nav panel

    - Support more than one separating character on CSV       import

    - Load/Save Query By Example

    - Grid edit ENUM field, dialog disappears when trying to       select

    - DB export using zip compression generates an empty       archive

    - confirmation message at the top

    - breadcrubs wrong on table create

    - better validate database name for copying

    - Database tab 'Drop' button should be a link

    - Highlight required form fields after failed submission

    - Redirect to login page after session has expired

    - Grid edit: can't change month on date fields

    - add maxlength by field with length-spec

    - Import happily doesn't do anything with no file name       provided

    - Add function to all the insert boxes automatically

    - Option to skip tables larger than n

    - Possibility of disabling database expansion

    - Favourite tables select box

    - $cfg['CharEditing']='textarea' for structure edit

    - Avoid editing of fields which are part of relation

    - [interface] Highlight active left menu item in setup

    - Filter on-screen rows during Browse

    - Removed support for SQL Validator (SOAP service no       longer offered)

    - Settings > Manage: incorrect messages

    - 'More' in Actions area doesn't collapse to fit       available space

    - Group two DB, one's name is the prefix of the other       one

    - Confusing database/table grouping

    - Creating Index doesn't update index-list

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Versions of phpMyAdmin earlier than 4.1.14.1 or 4.2.4 are affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, due to insufficient user input sanitation in the following areas :

 - Input related to Recent/Favorite table navigation.
 - Input of crafted table names, when hiding or unhiding a table in navigation.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
76177	FreeBSD : phpMyAdmin -- two XSS vulnerabilities due to unescaped db/table names (c4892644-f8c6-11e3-9f45-6805ca0b3d42)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	6/23/2014	1/6/2021	low
76277	phpMyAdmin 4.2.x < 4.2.4 Recent/Favorite Table Navigation Multiple XSS (PMASA-2014-2)	Nessus	CGI abuses : XSS	6/27/2014	6/4/2024	low
76423	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : phpmyadmin (MDVSA-2014:126)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	7/9/2014	1/6/2021	low
76917	Fedora 19 : phpMyAdmin-4.2.6-1.fc19 (2014-8577)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/31/2014	1/11/2021	medium
76918	Fedora 20 : phpMyAdmin-4.2.6-1.fc20 (2014-8581)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/31/2014	1/11/2021	medium
8316	phpMyAdmin 4.1.x < 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x < 4.2.4 Multiple XSS	Nessus Network Monitor	CGI	6/30/2014	3/6/2019	low

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